Infection and Autoimmunity

Fully revised and updated to include the latest research in the field, Infections and Autoimmunity, 2^nd edition encompasses the different mechanisms involved in infection-autoimmunity association and induction

Yehuda Shoenfeld (Edited by), Nancy Agmon-Levin (Edited by), Noel R. Rose (Edited by)

9780444632692

Hardback, published 23 January 2015

1040 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 6.2 cm, 1.25 kg

Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses, and parasites associated with autoimmunity, and a summary is given on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them.

Part 1: Mechanisms of Autoimmunity Induction by Infections Part 2: Viruses and autoimmune diseases Part 3: Bacteria and autoimmunity Part 4: Parasites and autoimmunity Part 5: Infection and diseases

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG], Immunology [MJCM], Hospital infections [MJCJ3], Infectious & contagious diseases [MJCJ]